Election 2024: Bernard Mornah Sues Electoral Commission Over Disqualification From Presidential Race

• Bernard Mornah has sued the Electoral Commission over his disqualification from the presidential race
• Mornah also wants a forensic audit of the nomination forms of all qualified presidential candidates
• Mornah was among 11 presidential aspirants disqualified from contesting the presidential election

The flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has sued the Electoral Commission over his disqualification from the presidential race.

Mornah has argued that his disqualification was unlawful, violated his rights, and did not follow due process.

He wants the commission to declare him a candidate and has appealed to the courts to stop the commission from printing ballot papers.

Citi News also reported that the presidential aspirant is demanding a forensic audit of the nomination forms of all qualified presidential candidates for the December 7 elections.

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Mornah was among 11 presidential aspirants disqualified from contesting the election.

According to the EC, the disqualification was due to the aspirants’ failure to correct errors on their nomination forms.

For Mornah in particular, the commission said he had some signature discrepancies.

13 presidential aspirants passed vetting

The Electoral Commission earlier released a list of 13 candidates approved to contest the 2024 presidential elections.

Four independent candidates are contesting the polls, including Alan Kyerematen and Nana Kwame Bediako.

The leading candidates, Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), were approved.

The complete list of approved candidates can be viewed here.

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Thirty-nine persons initially picked up nomination forms to contest the 2024 general election.

Apea-Danquah protests disqualification

YEN.com.gh reported that Samuel Apea-Danquah, another disqualified aspirant, said he would petition what he describes as his unwarranted disqualification from the 2024 presidential race.

Apea-Danquah said he had submitted all the documents and made all the corrections the EC had recommended, so he should not have been disqualified.

He said his outfit would ensure that the situation is immediately remedied so that he can appear on the ballot sheet on December 7.

Proofread by Edwina N.K Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh